Receptacle



H. R. SEGAL `fune 28, 1938.

RECEPTACLE Filed Dec. 15, 1955 142 [In w lNvENToR Hymn/1 gdl BY JM, ,L4M@M ATTORNEYS Patented June 28, 1938 PATENT OFFICE.

RECEPTACLE Hyman R.. Segal,

Segal Safety Razor Corporation, N. Y., a corporation of New York NewYork, N.'Y., assgnor to New York,

Application December 13, 1935, Serial No. 54,184

Claims.

This invention relates to a structurally and functionally improvedreceptacle for properly housing and displaying articles.

While the present invention may be employed in numerous differentassociations, it is primarily intended for the displaying and housing ofarticles such as razor blade holders and blades, it being an object ofthe invention to furnish an article of this character which will, in an,.10 improved manner, house a razor or blade holder together with asuitable number of blades and in such manner that these units will notbecome injured in shipment or in handling of the receptacle.

A further object of the invention is that of furnishing a receptacle ofthis character in which the units contained within the same will bequite accessible when the receptacle is opened, the

present device, moreover, lending itself to a proper display of thehoused units.

A still further object of the invention is that of furnishing areceptacle, the component parts of which may be readily manufactured bywell known methods and, if desired, by automatic machinery, these partsbeing capable of ready assemblage to furnish a unitary device which willoperate in a satisfactory manner over long periods of time, and whichdevice may be produced for a nominal figure.

With these and other objects in mind, reference is had to the attachedsheet of drawings illustrating practical embodiments of the invention,and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of receptacle embodying thepresent invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof;

Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional views taken along the lines 3-3 and 4 4,respectively, and in the direction of the arrows as indicated in Fig. 2;

40 Fig. 5 is a perspective view, showing a slightly different form ofreceptacle from that illustrated in the preceding figures;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of an alternative form ofconstruction; and

Fig. 'l is a fragmentary plan View showing a still further form ofstructure which might be employed.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral I0 indicates a receptacle body,which may be formed of any desirable material such as wood, phenolicresin, ber, or otherwise, and which body may normally be closed by acover -such as I I. As illustrated in Figs. l to 4, this cover isconnected to the body by rigidly securing to the former an L- shapedplate I2 (of, for example, metal), and

(Cl. 20G-16) which plate is pivotally connected as at I3 to the body.The arm of the plate is secured to the cover and is of a length suchthat it equals substantially the depth of the receptacle body.Consequently, when the cover is in closed position, this arm of theplate will constitute, in effect, a rear wall for the receptacle. Theplate, moreover, may conveniently be formed with a centrally disposednotch in the outer edge of its second arm, as has been indicated at I4.The purpose of this notch is that of providing a rest for the shank of arazor I5, the head of which may lie to the rear of the free edge ofplate I2.

Now with a View to maintaining the cover in closed position and againstthe probability of accidental shifting with respect to the receptaclebody, the latter may sup-port a resilient tongue I6 which tends tonormally move outward and which lies adjacent the forward edge of thereceptable body. The inner face of the adjacent cover portion may benotched to receive the end of this tongue, and consequently, as shown inFig. 3, the tongue will enter this recess to prevent accidental movementof the parts with respect to each other. However, the degree ofengagement of these parts will not be such as to prevent a user fromovercoming this latching structure. In this connection, it is obviousthat by simply grasping the cover with one hand and the receptacle withthe other, these parts may be swung from the position shown in Fig. 3 tothat illustrated in Fig. 1.

In order to provide compartments for blades as well as with a view toconfining the razor or blade holder against undue movement within thereceptacle, a spring strip may be employed which is bent to provide adouble U-shaped configuration. The area of this strip is normallyslightly in excess of the width of the receptacle. However, due to itsinherent resiliency, it may be compressed so as to be confined withinthe receptacle. Thereafter, and upon being released, it willfrictionally engage the inner faces of the receptacle body so thataccidental dislodgment is precluded. In this connection, it will be0bserved that the inner faces of the' receptacle may be recessed asindicated at Il, to prevent any possibility of a longitudinal shiftingof the strip. This member, as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, may haverelatively broad arm or leg portions I8, which continue in transverselyextending base portions I9 and in arms or legs 20 connecting theseportions with a central portion 2|. The tongue or catch I6 is integralwith the strip, and, as illustrated, the depth or width of the outerends or legs may be such that they extend materially above the edges ofthe receptacle body.

In this manner it will be obvious that three compartments are furnished.New and/or used blades 22 may be disposed within the side compartmentsand the shank of the razor or holder I5 may reciprocate Within and beconfined by the central compartment. With the apparatus as shown in Fig.1, the lid may be swung downwardly and the edge of plate I2 willinitially cause the entire razor or holder to shift forwardly andthereupon to shift inwardly during the nal stages of lid seating. Duringthese movements a sidewise movement of the member I5 will be precludedincident to the rest afforded by the notch I4. Likewise, due to thedepth or width of arms I8 the blades will not be able to assume aninclined or tilted position such that the cover will contact the same.

In the form of apparatus shown in Fig. 5, the strip may have the upperedges of its outer legs or arms extend upwardly as indicated at 23, tofurnish rests which prevent the blades from assuming too inclined aposition. Likewise, in lieu of the plate I2, the cover may be directlyand hingedly connected, as at 24, to the receptacle body, and the latteris furnished with an integral or xed rear wall portion. The cover inthis instance supports a loop or stirrup 25 of a width such that thehead of the razor or holder may be accommodated between the arms of thesame. In this manner, the holder is guided so that no improper shiftingof the same with respect to the receptacle may occur. However, under allnormal circumstances, the lid may be swung so that this implement iseither securely housed, or else is brought up to proper displayedposition. Coincident with the shipment of the latter, it is obvious thatthe holder may readily be grasped and removed from the receptacle, ormay be readily replaced within the same.

It will be apparent that the plate I2 might be formed integrally withthe lid instead of constituting a separate element secured thereto. Itwill also be apparent that as a consequence of having relatively highwalls I8 or extended portions 23, blades may readily be housed withinthe receptacle without there being any danger that the lid of the latterwill strike against the upper edges of the blades and thus destroy theirusefulness. The same effect may be achieved by employing theconstruction shown, for example, in Fig. 6, in which the receptacle bodyI0 is formed with an inwardly extending flange 26 adjacent its upperside edges. These flanges will serve to maintain any blades insufficiently upright condition to assure against the lid striking them.In this form oi construction the compartmentproviding strip 2 may simplyterminate in an inwardly extending portion 28. If it is not desired toadopt a structure such as that shown in Fig. 6, a strip of the typeshown in Fig. 7 may be employed, in which the body 29 is preferably ofthe same height or width throughout. 'I'he end legs 3B of this body haveoutwardly extending portions 3| which serve to space the legs 30 fromthe inner faces of the receptacle body. Consequently, even if a bladeassumes an inclined position, and despite the fact that the height ofthe strip is not great, such inclination cannot result in the upperedges of the blades extending into the path of movement of the lid.

In all forms of construction, it will be apparent that the razor orblade holder will serve to maintain the lid in elevated position afterthe latter has been shifted to such position. Additionally, a user willhave no diiiculty in grasping the holder, for the obvious reason that ithas been elevated to a convenient position. Thus, the spaceaccommodating the stem of the holder may be relatively constricted, inthat it may never be necessary for the operator to introduce his ngersinto such space for the purpose of grasping the holder. This, of course,is also true of the space accommodating the head.

Obviously, numerous changes in construction and rearrangement of theparts might be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention as deiined by the claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A receptacle including a body, a cover, an edged plate rigidlysecured to said cover and hingedly connected to said body, the edge ofsaid plate presenting an article receiving notch whereby an article maybe disposed within said receptacle body and rest within said notch, saidarticle moving in response to cover and plate movements.

2. A receptacle including a body portion, a cover, an L-shaped platehaving one of its arms rigidly secured to said cover and said arm beingpivotally connected to said body, the depth of said arm beingsubstantially equal to the depth of said body, and the second arm ofsaid plate providing an article mounting portion, and the free edge ofsaid latter arm being formed with a notch.

3. In combination, a receptacle body, a cover hinged thereto, means forsupporting one end of an article disposed within said receptacle body bysaid cover, and a strip disposed within said receptacle body andproviding a compartment for slidingly guiding the opposite end of thearticle.

4. In combination, a receptacle body, a cover hinged thereto, means forsupporting one end of an article disposed within said receptacle body bysaid cover, and a strip bent to provide a central compartment portionextending within said body and away from said supporting means, saidcompartment slidingly guiding the opposite end of the article within thereceptacle body.

5. In combination, a receptacle body, a cover hinged thereto, means forsupporting one end of an article disposed within said receptacle body bysaid cover, and a strip bent to provide a central compartment portionextending within said body and away from said supporting means, saidcompartment slidingly guiding the opposite end of the article within thereceptacle body, at least one end of said strip being bent to provide aside compartment adjacent said rst compartment.

6. In combination, a receptacle body, a cover hinged thereto, means forsupporting one end of an article disposed within said receptacle body bysaid cover, a strip bent to provide a central compartment portionextending within said body and away from said supporting means, saidcompartment slidingly guiding the opposite end of the article within thereceptacle body, at least one end of said strip being bent to provide aside compartment adjacent said first compartment, and the upper edge ofsaid strip adjacent said receptacle body extending materially above theedge of ,the latter.

7. As an article of manufacture, a strip for association with areceptacle body and including a length of material bent to form a doubleU- shaped portion, the central part of said material being extended toform a catch.

8. As an article of manufacture, a strip bent to provide integrallydouble U-shaped portions, the depth of the outer legs of such portionsbeing greater than the depth of other portions of said strip.

9. A receptacle including a body, a lid, an L- shaped support hingedlysupported by said body and connected to said lid and tohingedly couplethe latter to said body, article housing means disposed vvthin said bodyand including strips eX- tending adjacent the side faces of said bodyand above the edges thereof, said strips being bent to provide aguideway extending Within said body and away from said support and toslidably receive the end of an article, the opposite end of said articlebeing mounted by said L-shaped support.

10. A receptacle including a body, a lid, an L- shaped support hingedlysupported by said body and connected to said lid and to hingedly couplethe latter to said body, article housing means disposed within said bodyand including strips extending adjacent the side faces of said body,projecting portions forming a part of said strip and extending above theside edges of said body, said strips being bent to provide a gudewayextending Within said body and away from said support and to slidablyreceive the end of an article, the opposite end of said article beingmounted by said L-shaped support.

HYMAN R. SEGAL.

